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Le Mans Master
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
I bought regular tires. I'm going to give them a shot, trying to get a smoother ride. I went to Discount Tire. 
It was a toss up between Michelin, Hankook evo2 and Conti DWS, I went with the Michelin because of all the Good reviews here.
It was a toss up between Michelin, Hankook evo2 and Conti DWS, I went with the Michelin because of all the Good reviews here.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
So I went to Discount Tire today and had the tires installed, non run flats. The difference is night and day, hell I might just put the Z51 shocks back on. I now have a real comfortable ride in the Vette. A guy came in with a black 08 while my tires were being installed and he asked me what my thinking was as to non run flat tires and I told him, he ordered a set to be installed on his car tomorrow. How about that 2 08 Corvettes in one day, the salesman said it never happens and smiled. 
Le Mans Master
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Nothing outperforms the Pilot Super Sports...nothing...but they are not cheap. Best Value for a tire might be the Continental Extreme Contact DW's. They last longer than any tire and hook as good as the Pilot...or better maybe... but their Achille's heel is the damn sidewall. It does not provide the immediate linear feel on turn-in that the Pilot possesses. You could get some Bridgestone pole position S04's but the tread life means you might be lucky to have them last more than a year tread depth wise. just my 2 cents
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Melting Slicks
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Seem like a troll on every thread now. Didn't used to be that way multiple years ago...I just bought a 2012 Grandsport that had some new Bridgestone RE11s I was going to scrap em as I always put on the Michelins but I read some really good reviews on them and allot of people like em.... Just an option for the future.
Burning Brakes
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I paid $1,100.00 from Tire Rack 3 weeks ago - my buddy runs the sales department at Chevy so he hooked me up for mount, balance at a cost of $0...so I'd say you got a great deal 
And yes these PSS's are awesome, I started a thread a while back on the topic of what to buy and all weighed in...PSS won, and I'm Super happy with them.
And yes these PSS's are awesome, I started a thread a while back on the topic of what to buy and all weighed in...PSS won, and I'm Super happy with them.
Burning Brakes
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I wonder the same thing I may be looking at buying tires soon I assumed I would buy run flats but I'm starting to question this. Is it just the money or is there an additional reason. I would probably spend extra for the peace of mind but if there is a reason not to I'm good with spending less!
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
I did not buy run flats because of the ride....they suck as far as being comfortable, I could feel every little bump in the road, kinda like driving a Honda Civic.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
Don't feed the trolls bro, we understood you. Seem like a troll on every thread now. Didn't used to be that way multiple years ago...
I just bought a 2012 Grandsport that had some new Bridgestone RE11s I was going to scrap em as I always put on the Michelins but I read some really good reviews on them and allot of people like em.... Just an option for the future.
Seem like a troll on every thread now. Didn't used to be that way multiple years ago...I just bought a 2012 Grandsport that had some new Bridgestone RE11s I was going to scrap em as I always put on the Michelins but I read some really good reviews on them and allot of people like em.... Just an option for the future.
So the definition of a Troll is someone just hanging around looking to start trouble?I've read some good things about them also, let us know what you think after a while.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
Oh yea I just went to the Discount Tire web site and it seems I get two rebates one for $60 and another for $70. One from Michelin and the other from their Credit Card company, can it get any better? 